Eight African-American college professors, scholars in fields including child psychology, history, African studies, veterinary science, law, and religion, each describe a book that had a memorable impact on the course of their lives or careers. Scholars include James P. Comer, Paula J. Giddings, Richard A. Goldsby, William Chester Jordan, Randall Kennedy, David Levering Lewis, Albert J. Raboteau, and Ronald Walters. (SLD)